Karnataka: Girl student hangs self in hostel room

The deceased, Sofia, who hailed from Kerala, was a second year BBA student.

Update: 2016-07-10 20:17 GMT
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Bengaluru: A 23-year-old girl student from Presidency College hanged herself at her college hostel in Kempapura on Saturday afternoon. The police said that in her suicide note, she has stated that she was depressed and felt lonely.

The deceased, Sofia, who hailed from Kerala, was a second year BBA student. On Friday, Sofia’s mother visited the college to pay the tuition fee. On Saturday, she tried to contact her daughter, but could not. The police said that Sofia might have committed suicide around 2.30 pm when she was alone at the hostel room, while her friends were at the college library. Around 5.30 pm, her friends returned to the hostel and found Sofia hanging from the ceiling. They informed the college management officials, who alerted the police. “In her suicide note, Sofia has said that she was feeling lonely and no one was trying to understand her. She has not mentioned of any love affair,” said an investigating officer.   Unconfirmed reports said that Sofia had low attendance and the college authorities had informed her mother, who reportedly shouted at her in front of her friends on the college campus.

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